What has been noticeable these past two weeks is the lack of formal response from other Anglican provinces to the actions of the Anaheim General Convention. That silence has now been broken with the first official reply to the events of a fortnight ago.

I’ve decided to begin a monthly post that will update the Anglican website rankings so we can see what’s happening out there in the AugustinoethersphereTM! This table shows the top 40 sites with changes since the start of the month. In it you can see how the events in Anaheim have affected web browsing and . . . → Read More: Anglican Website Rankings – August

Tom Wright, the Bishop of Durham, has written a commentary on Rowan’s letter to the Communion (pretty much like the rest of the Anglican world has done in fact). The commentary is significant because Tom and Rowan are close and this piece is not just another meandering through the document but should actually act as . . . → Read More: Tom on Rowan

In the midst of people who seem to spend their whole lives just being derogatory to you and your family, it’s nice to get some positive feedback from time to time. Here’s just a snippet of the pleasant stuff from the past few months.

I’m sure you get lots and lots of emails from people . . . → Read More: The Nice Stuff

Anglican Cycle

Passiontide
Gracious Father,
you gave up your Son
out of love for the world,
lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion,
that we may know eternal peace
through the shedding of his blood,
Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Two Final Things

No one could describe
the Word of the Father;
but when He took flesh from you, O Theotokos,
He consented to be described, and restored the fallen image to its former beauty.
We confess and proclaim our salvation in word and image.
Kontakion of the Triumph of Orthodoxy